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If you have a piece of jewellery worth more than $3,000 and it isn't insured, you're not unusual — about half of the engagement rings we appraise have never been on a policy. Most people assume their home or tenant's insurance covers jewellery. It does, sort of, but with caps and exclusions that surprise people the day they actually need to make a claim. Here's how jewellery insurance works in Canada in 2026, what the appraisal actually does for you, and when it makes sense to skip insurance entirely. The default coverage you probably already have Standard Canadian home and...

Tiffany & Co. is a 189-year-old brand that most people associate with a specific shade of blue. The jewellery inside that blue box is real, well-made, and backed by strong quality control. But the price on the tag reflects more than materials and labour. A significant portion of what you pay at Tiffany is brand premium, and understanding that premium is the first step toward making a smarter buying decision. We're not here to trash Tiffany. They employ skilled craftspeople and maintain consistent standards. What we want to do is show you what that same money buys elsewhere, so you...

Three thousand dollars is right around the median engagement ring spend in Canada. It's enough to get a genuinely good ring with a real diamond centre stone, not a placeholder you'll want to swap out in two years. The question is where to put the money: bigger stone and simpler setting, or smaller stone with better metalwork? Here's how to think about it, plus actual rings from our shop that fall in that range. Where your $3,000 actually goes An engagement ring has three cost components: the centre stone, the metal, and the labour (design, casting, setting, finishing). At the...